Frequently Asked Questions

Business personal property includes but is not limited to machinery, computer/office equipment, furniture equipment, and farm equipment.

Complete and submit the pre-printed form that was mailed to all businesses that listed property for 2023.

• You can obtain a fillable form here:  https://www.ncdor.gov/2023-business-personal-property-listing-form-0

All Forms must be submitted by Jan. 31.

• Electronic: Upload scanned business listing form to Tax Office
• Mail: Orange County Tax Office
  Attention: Business Listing
  P.O. Box 8181
  Hillsborough, NC 27278-8181
• Fax: 919-644-3091,Attn: Business Listing
• In person: Orange County Tax Office, 228 South Churton Street, Suite 200, Hillsborough.

To obtain a listing extension, the request must be in writing and received in the Tax Office by January 31*.  Click Here for More Information.

Once your extension request is granted, you will have until April 17, 2023, * to submit your listing form.

For assistance, contact the Tax Office at 919-245-2100, option 2 and ask for Business Listing.

*NOTE: For the current year, 2023, the deadline to submit a listing form or a request for an extension is January 31, 2023.
**NOTE: For the current year, 2023, the deadline to submit your listing form if an extension has been granted is April 17, 2023.

Submission Options

• Mail to: Orange County Tax Office, Attn: Business Listing Extention, PO Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278
• Fax: (919) 644-3091 Attn: Business Listing Extention
• In Person: Orange County Tax Office, 228 South Churton St. Suite 200, Hillsborough, NC 27278.
• Electronically: Not applicable.

The Department of Economic Development in Orange County provides a variety of services for opening a new business. In addition, depending on the type of business you are opening, you may be required to obtain a business license from Orange County.

Under NCGS 105-366, When purchasing a business asset, it is the responsibility of that purchaser to ensure that all back taxes on the property have been paid or that money has been held in escrow until such time that it has been paid in full.

• If a business is closing after Jan. 1, the total amount of the taxes remain the responsibility of the business owner. Taxes are required to be paid to the Tax Office at the time the business is closed. There is no proration of the taxes allowed by statute.